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nonaligned

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Not allied with any particular nation, or with any side in a dispute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neutral, unaligned

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Neutral; impartial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disinterested, indifferent, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fairhanded, fair-minded, dispassionate, impartial, imprejudicate, indistinguishing, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartial, nonpartisan, nonpersonal, objective, unbiased, unbigoted, uninterested, unpartial, unpartisan, unprejudiced, unprepossessed

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not affiliated with any faction, party, or cause

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: aligned

History

Etymology

From non- + aligned.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: необвързан (neobvǎrzan) — not allied
  • Catalan: no-alineat — not allied
  • Cornish: heptu — not allied
  • Finnish: puolueeton — not allied
  • Finnish: sitoutumaton — not allied
  • French: non-aligné — not allied
  • German: bündnisfrei — not allied
  • German: blockfrei — not allied
  • Greek: αδέσμευτος (adésmeftos) — not allied
  • Norwegian: alliansefri — not allied
  • Norwegian: nøytral — not allied
  • Russian: неприсоедини́вшийся (neprisojedinívšijsja) — not allied
  • Russian: внебло́ковый (vneblókovyj) — not allied
  • Serbo-Croatian: nesvrstan — not allied
  • Swedish: alliansfri — not allied
  • Ukrainian: неприє́днаний (nepryjédnanyj) — not allied
  • Ukrainian: позабло́ковий (pozablókovyj) — not allied